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HID install

Originally Posted by BEASTmode632

what would be illegal about having HIDs?

The HIDs.

If you are in the US and driving on public roads your lighting must meet DOT specs. The aftermarket HIDs do not.

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alot of people will try and srangle you for putting drop in HIDs in your car instead of doing a retrofit. the key is not to buy the brightest ones you can get your hands on. i have installed dozens of drop ins and havent had any problems. the key is to use the 35 watt ones. they throw very good light that will reflect on signs better, and at the same time not blind anyone. for your car the install is easy but tight. the kit you have MUST have a rubber grommit around the wires that will enter the headlight housing. you need to drill a hole in the screw on cup (or dust cover whatever it is) that you remove to get to the bulb. use a unibit or a holesaw. after that just slip the wires through the hole and sit the rubber grommit into the hole sealing it up. if you dont have the rubber grommit you will get condensation in the housing. other than that it should be plug and play.

I guarantee unless a cop is a complete **** head, you will never get pulled over for your lights. The chances of them being seen as illegal to the police is slim to none.

While it's true that illegal HID enforcement is lax. I would love to drive at night without every other car with Plug and Play HID's blinding me. Illegal installations are very easy to spot . Not being pulled over is not an excuse to install them where they should not go. They are illegal for a reason that it reduces road safety for everyone.

alot of people will try and srangle you for putting drop in HIDs in your car instead of doing a retrofit. the key is not to buy the brightest ones you can get your hands on. i have installed dozens of drop ins and havent had any problems. the key is to use the 35 watt ones. they throw very good light that will reflect on signs better, and at the same time not blind anyone. for your car the install is easy but tight. the kit you have MUST have a rubber grommit around the wires that will enter the headlight housing. you need to drill a hole in the screw on cup (or dust cover whatever it is) that you remove to get to the bulb. use a unibit or a holesaw. after that just slip the wires through the hole and sit the rubber grommit into the hole sealing it up. if you dont have the rubber grommit you will get condensation in the housing. other than that it should be plug and play.

Do you have any real data to support these claims? It's pure optical physics. Due to the HID filament design, the focal point is shifted from the intended halogen bulb, causing the HID light to scatter much more quickly past the headlight. This is what blinds other drivers, but also (rather ironically) gives you LESS light down the road.

A proper retrofit with DOT-certified OEM HID components is the only way to do this safely. It's still techincally illegal, as that particular hardware hasn't specifically been certified in a WRX, but you'll have a properly focused beam, maximizing safe light output within the legal beam pattern specifications. You will not blind oncoming traffic.

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